Brag, Worry, Wonder, Bet

Brag, Worry, Wonder, Bet
A Manager’s Guide to Giving Feedback
By Steve King

Published: 4/2/2013
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 58
Size: 5.5x8.5
ISBN: 978-1-47596-874-3
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

Giving someone feedback can be a daunting task for a manager—especially when an employee is underperforming. To soften the blow, we sometimes refer to difficult feedback as “developmental” or “constructive.” But these phrases rarely prompt the type of productive conversations managers need to have with team members.

Steve King, a longtime executive who has held leadership roles with a variety of organizations, cuts to the chase with a simple and tested framework on providing feedback.

Think of how great it would be to break through the typical awkwardness of giving feedback and start having serious conversations about performance, development, and careers.

Regardless of your role, if you want to give feedback to others on a regular basis, you need a proven approach to improve the quality of your conversations. It starts with four simple words—Brag, Worry, Wonder, Bet.

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Spiritual Warfare

Spiritual Warfare
Lessons on Deliverance from Spiritual Bondage to Freedom in Christ
By Stella Davis

Published: 7/29/2010
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 240
Size: 6x9
ISBN: 978-1-45024-554-8
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

Spiritual Warfare, the sequel to Stella Davis’s first book, Giving God the Praise, provides teachings on spiritual warfare for both priests and laity through the recounting of Davis’s own experiences in ministry and those of her team. As a veteran missionary herself, Davis believed that various texts she had read available to the public and to priests did not treat spiritual warfare in the depth required, especially at a time when evil has so increased, and the need to know how to combat it is so great. Extraordinary supernatural phenomena have become more common in our day and cannot escape our attention. Even those who consider themselves “enlightened,” who maintain that the power of nature is unlimited, are put on their mettle by the undeniable facts of the preternatural. Intrigues of Satan are as active today as they were when God first called Davis to ministry. Hence, Spiritual Warfare attempts to address the need to deal with these occurrences, offering a call to repentance, healing, deliverance, and action.

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Doorway to H.O.P.E.

Doorway to H.O.P.E.
Second Edition
By David R. Grimm

Published: 5/21/2010
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 112
Size: 8.25x11
ISBN: 978-0-59540-304-2
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

Help Overcoming Painful Experiences (H.O.P.E.) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to help people experience a life transformation through their emotional pain so they can live the purpose-filled, victorious life God intended and designed them to live. We set people free from emotional bondage and empower them to live a transformed life.

To accomplish our purpose, the H.O.P.E. program was designed to help people 1) resurrect hope, 2) overcome emotional pain from a variety of issues, 3) build a safe and healthy support network, 4) comprehend the truths about God in the midst of pain while exposing and replacing lies, and 5) experience a life transformation through the healing and restorative power of Jesus Christ.

Our transformation model consists of three levels. Doorway to H.O.P.E. is Level 1 and centers on Three Truths About Life. These truths are used as encouragement for accepting and beginning God’s process of transformation. They also resurrect hope, expose needs and lies, tear down barriers to making healthy changes and “wet appetites” for experiencing how God can transform us through our pain.

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My Guardian Angel

My Guardian Angel
By Lanny Saumer

Published: 9/28/2009
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 160
Size: 6x9
ISBN: 978-1-44016-923-6
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

What is that voice in your mind that is trying to guide you to make the right choice?

Why have you survived events in your life that should have taken your life?

My Guardian Angel approaches its reader on many levels: On a personal level, it is a story of a series of real life events that turned a boy into a man. On a spiritual level, it is a testament of a person’s faith in God’s promise in Psalm 91, and how that person has made God real in his life. On an entertainment level, the stories are simply humanly emotional, in that some are funny, some are suspenseful, some are sad, and some are happy.

We all have stories about our life. We share them around the dinner table, on the front porch or back deck, in the fishing boat, around the camp fire, or maybe at work. Sometimes those moments bring about a story of confession that ends up answering a lifelong family mystery. Sometimes one of those stories might reveal something about you that nobody knows.

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Lies, Lies and More Lies

Lies, Lies and More Lies
The Campaign To Defame Hindu/Indian Nationalism
By Vivek

Published: 6/12/2007
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 163
Size: 5.5x8.5
ISBN: 978-0-59543-549-4
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

It is no coincidence that India's recent rise as an economic and military power has been closely linked to the increasing influence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Indian politics and its term in office during 1998–2004. Driven by the philosophy of Hindu/Indian Nationalism, this entity, more of a movement than a political party, has served to instill in the majority of Indians a sense of confidence and restored lost self-esteem in a people who suffered foreign domination for over a thousand years. Detractors of this ideology have attempted to paint this philosophy as hate rant and supremacist indoctrination. Far from being that, it is the agonizing cry for justice and dignity of a people long suppressed and long tortured; a cry that embodies the agony of the past and a new-found confidence of the present and which together hopes to ensure a secure future.

With Hindu/Indian Nationalism continuing to play a dominant role in Indian politics, this book is a must for those (businessmen, academics, and others alike) who wish to interact with India and Indians for it enables them to understand the Hindu/Indian psyche better. Further, this book dispels the unsavory view of Hindu Nationalism that has been propagated in the West by vested groups opposed to it.

Review 5 Stars:A passionate and thoughtful call for perspective on hot-button Indian social issues., January 4, 2008 By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - Lies, Lies and More Lies: The Campaign To Defame Hindu/Indian Nationalism is a sharp retort to unsavory portrayals of Hindu Nationalism (Hindutva), including accusations that equate the philosophy with pogroms and ethnic cleansing. Though author Vivek admits that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should not be excused of the killings that have happened under its watch, notably in the Gujarat riots, he decries the tendency (especially among intellectuals) to unilaterally condemn the entire BJP and all of Hindu Nationalism, or even equate both with fascism. Worse, too much misinformation has spread concerning Hindu Nationalism and the BJP. Lies, Lies and More Lies spells out the reasoning behind Hindu Nationalism precepts: injustice exists under the current legal system that largely leaves temples of Christianity and Islam to themselves but taxes and restricts Hindu temples; religious conversion needs to be banned because there is no way to distinguish between voluntary and forced conversion; and more. Too little attention is being paid to the threat of Islamofascism, argues author Vivek; demographic birth and immigration trends that are gradually increasing the percentage of Muslims in India and a Muslim community that is too slow to condemn the pogroms it perpetrates fuel an immediate national crisis. Above all, India's salvation lies in preserving its new legacy of democracy and equality. "Without proper guidance, there is a real danger of Hindutva degenerating into a rampage of revenge. Hindutva is not to be equated with communal riots that kill innocent humans. Hindutva cannot be an ideology that relegates another individual to second-class status. It should be a force that makes all Indians conform to the pluralistic, secular tradition of our land that respects one and all." A passionate and thoughtful call for perspective on hot-button Indian social issues.

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An Ocean of Jewels

An Ocean of Jewels
By Judy Andrews

Published: 6/12/2006
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 244
Size: 5.5x8.5
ISBN: 978-0-59540-030-0
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

When Imani Jewel Henderson's mysterious father dies on her 29th birthday, Christmas day, 1999, she begins a journey toward self-love, and faces many challenges. Can she unravel the secrets of her family's disturbing past when she was a foster child? Why did her mother commit suicide and leave her all alone? Why did her father keep notes about a holy river, an Orphan Train, and a murder in 1901? How will she battle depression and alcohol addiction? Will Imani heal from two abusive relationships with married men? How can she repair what she destroyed when she slept with her best friend's husband? Will she ever find the love that will connect her to her Gullah/Geechee heritage? Imani discovers that the answers are hidden in the rich details of her African American family traditions of quilts, folklore, Eva Creek Island, and the affluent town of Jewel Park, New York.

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Facing the Current

Facing the Current
By Gerrit Gorter

Published: 11/9/2005
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 184
Size: 6x9
ISBN: 978-0-59537-492-2
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

Terry James' odyssey begins when he falls for a young colleague. After his wife, and then his boss, finds him in less than desirable circumstances, Terry opts for a change of scenery.

At his mother's urging Terry drives to a quiet fishing resort on the White River in rural Arkansas. What starts out as a weekend of fishing and relaxation, becomes a soul-searching journey as Terry comes to terms with his life through a series of quick-paced and darkly humorous adventures.

Unable to predict the twists and turns of life's swift moving current, Terry struggles to keep his balance as he continues to tumble out of control. Through self-healing and learning the secrets of the river, Terry discovers hidden truths that change him forever.

Terry's story is told with a deep understanding of the human condition, charged with a tumultuous undercurrent of love, humor, friendship and adventure.

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TALES FROM TRINITY

TALES FROM TRINITY
By Jim Bornzin

Published: 2/6/2013
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 250
Size: 6x9
ISBN: 978-1-47596-597-1
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

TALES FROM TRINITY is a Lutheran patchwork quilt. Pastor Paul Walker’s family and church members are stitched together by a God who is always at work behind the scenes. Liz Sterling, church treasurer, is also at work behind the scenes, seeking a way to discredit Paul and have him removed as pastor. Accused of embezzling church funds, Paul searches for help to prove his innocence.

Mike Greenwood shares his personal journal of two significant losses during his high school years. His best friend, Brian, is found dead in the church. Mike’s girlfriend dumps him in favor of the high-school quarterback, and then wonders how her life became such a mess. Meanwhile the pastor searches for Reiner Holtz, whose conspiracy theories have put him on the brink of insanity. In the midst of laughter and tears God’s grace is pulling together a faith community of healing, hope, and joy.

If the tragedy and terror in Jim’s first novel TERROR AT TRINITY made you uncomfortable, then TALES FROM TRINITY will be a fun, easy read, reminding some of Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon, or Jan Karon’s Mitford series.

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Leaders Open Doors

Leaders Open Doors
A Radically Simple Leadership Approach to Lift People, Profits, and Performance
By Bill Treasurer

Published: 3/11/2013
Format: Dust Jacket Hardcover(B/W)
Pages: 114
Size: 5.5x8.5
ISBN: 978-1-47597-638-0
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

Leadership is the most overanalyzed, thoroughly dissected, and utterly confused topic in business. In Leaders Open Doors, author Bill Treasurer helps lighten the leadership load by distilling that leaders are simply creators of opportunity for others. Using personal stories and anecdotes, Treasurer presents the idea of open-door leadership–that is, the responsibility that leaders have for noticing, identifying, and creating opportunities for the benefit of people, organizations, and society. Each chapter includes useful and specific tips that can immediately be put into practice.
Drawing on two decades of consulting experience, Treasurer introduces six unique opportunity doors:
the proving-ground door
the thought-shifting door
the door to a second chance
the doors you open for others
the door to personal transformation
the door to your open heart
Treasurer shows that leadership isn’t a complex and abstract concept. It’s a set of practices and ideals passed from one person to another, across organizations and generations. It is a tradition that makes people’s lives better by opening doors of opportunities for them to thrive, achieve, and lead.

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The Second Sight

The Second Sight
By William Black IV

Published: 3/29/2013
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 262
Size: 5.5x8.5
ISBN: 978-1-47598-332-6
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

Henry Lamont does not believe in ghosts. Or faeries.

Imagine his surprise when they kidnap him.

Set in the Scottish Highlands, THE SECOND SIGHT is a period mystery that features Henry, a young Victorian man so enamored of modern science, that he's blind to its limitations.

When his father is lost at sea, Henry must venture into the Otherworld to find him. The spirit of Henry's drowned cousin and the beguiling queen of the glen faeries guide his quest. Old friends join as well: a farmer prone to fistfights, and a woman determined to attend university.

Along the way, they encounter creatures of Gaelic lore, only to triumph with a magic of their own—a belief in each other.

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Dreamland

Dreamland
By Damien Ryall

Published: 4/11/2013
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 406
Size: 5.5x8.5
ISBN: 978-1-47598-363-0
Print Type: B/W

Overview:

In a wondrous dimension parallel to our own, ordinary people perform impossible feats and enjoy incredible adventures. Although this special place has existed since before time itself, most humans are only dimly aware of its presence. As the rest of the world sleeps, Dreamland prepares to lure a young boy into its world.

The last thing Milly remembers is lying down in his own bed; now he is awake in the middle of nowhere. With only a faraway light to guide his way, Milly wanders along the edge of a dirt road until he encounters Jasmine, the first of many strange and wonderful people. It is not long before Milly falls in love with his new world and begins searching for a way to live there forever. Little does he know that his desire for happiness is about to lead him to a grave mistake with horrifying consequences.

Milly soon discovers that he is not the first person who ever wanted to escape into his dreams—but he could be the last.

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